2.11 Formative Assessment

Which of the following statements are true?

• A. Predation is a relationship in which the prey consumes the predator.

• B. Interspecific competition occurs between members of the same species

• C. Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit

• D. A population consists of all the communities of all the different species in the same area

• E. If a parasite kills its host, the parasite may also die.

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Which of the following would NOT be an example of a community?

• All the plants, insects, and rocks in your backyard.

• All the many varieties of dogs in your neighborhood.

• All the species of fish in an aquarium.

• All the plants, insects, and animals in a coral reef.

Ecological interactions include which of the following? Select all that apply.

• predation

• competition

• symbiosis

• adaptation

• evolution

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Which is an example of a predator-prey relationship?

• The relationship between a duck and a pond of water.

• The relationship between a lion and a zebra.

• The relationship between a bee and a flower.

• The relationship between a hen and a rooster.

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What is the main difference among the types of symbiotic relationships?

• how many organisms either benefit or are harmed.

• how many organisms are eaten.

• how many organisms are protected.

• how many organisms evolve or are killed.

An example of interspecific competition is…

• two male kangaroos competing for the same female.

• two male lions competing to lead the same pride.

• two redwood trees planted closely together competing for sunlight

• two species of big cats competing for the same antelope.

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_____ is a relationship in which one species benefits while the other species is harmed.

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Symbiosis

Lions feed on the South African Cape buffalo: the lions are the __________, and the buffalo are the __________.

• A. parasite, B. host

• C. predator, D. prey

• A. host, B. parasite

• C. prey, D. predator

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Symbiosis is a close relationship between two species in which at least one species ___________.

• is benefitted

• is harmed

• remains unaffected

• is isolated

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___________ is a relationship between organisms that strive for the same resources in the same place. When this interaction occurs between organisms of the same species, it is known as ___________.

• competition; intraspecific

• predation; interspecific

• parasitism; nonspecific

• mutualism; intraspecific

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